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At first, looking from some distance, it seemed to be a fruit or a flower. Very strange, for it would be the only one in the whole tree. When I got closer, it struck me...
Spotted on Nov 13, 2011
Submitted on Nov 13, 2011
32 Comments (1–25)
Beautiful caterpillars....
Cool!
Wow, fantastic! They look like red feathers from a distance.
Wow,Sérgio, fantástica captura, sensacional!
@MangaiMano: Thank you.
superb!
We make our own luck! :)
Yes, Karen, persistence is my middle name. And lucky is the last one. Actually I was looking for something completely different, when I found a picture of these babies... and their name!!! : D
Well done Sergio - persistence pays off! It is a beautiful butterfly too!
Finally I got an ID for these beauties. And the butterfly is nice too, as you can see in the link bellow:
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http://proyectopanambi.blogspot.com/2009...
Wow! They are so pretty!! Great shots!
Incredible! Love it!
Is this also...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/48...
Yes, Ashish, they are very similar. It's a good point to start a research. Thank you.
About same..
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/...
there's no space for our hands left in there..
Yikes! That certainly screams "don't touch"!
Donne, Ashish.
Welcome...
You think similarly like about Red colour... So its reason for you to assign this spotting for Colour Red Mission.
Ashish, I think you are right. The problem is that damn red color... :) I'll Id it as Euchates sp. for now, if I discover more about it I'll update. Thank you.
What a great spotting!!
Mostly Arctiidae family moth's caterpillar. Genus mostly like Euchaetes.
Yes Ashish, it really does. I still coudn't find an exact match yet, but I'm still trying. I think I'm going to show it to a local expert.
Its look like mobbing Tussock moth caterpillars....
Thank you Ceherzog and KarenL